Livermore, Gina; Stapleton, David; Claypool, Henry - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program provides a safety net for individuals who must stop working … until 24 months after they become eligible for SSDI. This brief discusses the costs and benefits associated with eliminating … the Medicare waiting period for new SSDI beneficiaries. The authors estimate that doing so would increase annual Medicare …